The Trenton Central Tornadoes will square off against North Star Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Trenton Central will be strutting in after a victory while North Star Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Trenton Central slipped by Hightstown 43-42.
Meanwhile, North Star Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 69-57 to Newark Tech. While losing is never fun, North Star Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Newark Tech is ranked 64th).
Trenton Central will need focus on slowing down Johnny Mayers Ii, one of several North Star Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points and three steals. The game was Mayers Ii's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elton Ngoy, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
The win got Trenton Central back to even at 7-7. As for North Star Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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